Chapter 786 The two of them, uncle and nephew, are playing hide-and-seek!

Jiang Fenghua emerged from the prison and glanced indifferently at the crowd waiting outside. This was the time when people were most tired, and she unconsciously yawned, saying in a deep voice, "It's late, go back to sleep!"

She then walked up to Nightshade and said, "You must have suffered a lot these past few days. You should go back to camp and rest! Go back and get some rest, because I have some very important matters for you to handle tomorrow."

Nightshade replied, "Yes." He needed to find a way to get into the Heavenly Prison.

Once Ye Ying left, Jiang Fenghua said to Shangguan Li, "Go and inform Commander Shang to increase manpower and strengthen defenses around the palace from now on."

Shangguan Li said, "Yes, Your humble servant obeys."

After Jiang Fenghua finished speaking, she turned to Yao Guangzong and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you tonight, Lord Yao. You should go back and rest early!"

Yao Guangzong respectfully said, "This humble official will take his leave."

He had personally witnessed Empress Jiang rebuking the Empress Dowager. At the time, he thought the Imperial Clan Court was really going to arrest the Empress Dowager and interrogate her, or even imprison her in the Imperial Prison.

Yao Guangzong thought to himself: What would it be like if the Empress Dowager really lived in the imperial prison? He couldn't help but shudder.

Now, the imperial prison is holding Consort Chang and Minister Shu, and even the concubines of the harem have been imprisoned here.

Yao Guangzong keenly sensed that something big might be about to happen in the palace.

Jiang Fenghua had no idea what Yao Guangzong was thinking. She only saw a cold smile on her lips. Now it was up to Xie Shang to lure out Xie Kang!

Xie Kang and Consort Chang were both quite ruthless. Although they wanted to rebel, they ultimately pushed the Fourth Prince out to lead the charge.

Shu Xue's death was an accident. She accidentally witnessed Shu Lang and Xie Yang plotting together, so Xie Yang killed Shu Xue. Even if Xie Yang's rebellion succeeds, Xie Kang will come out to take advantage of the situation. If Xie Yang fails, then it means that the Fourth Prince's rebellion has failed.

Consort Chang harmed her own son so much, yet she still pretended to be a loving mother in front of her.

Aoxue suddenly fell behind by a large step. Jiang Fenghua noticed something was wrong, stopped, and called out to her, "Aoxue."

Ao Xue clenched her fingers and looked in the direction Ye Ying had left. Jiang Fenghua walked towards her and took her hand. "Let's go back to Kunning Palace first!"

"Your Majesty, he..."

Jiang Fenghua gestured for her to be quiet. Even Yao Guangzong had entered the palace; she didn't believe Xie Shang would be unprepared.

Ao Xue didn't say anything and followed Jiang Fenghua back to Kunning Palace.

As soon as they entered the bedchamber, Lin Yu rushed in, "Feng Hua, are you alright!"

Hongxiu lit the oil lamp, while Aoxue stood nervously to the side. Jiang Fenghua poured three cups of water and invited Hongxiu and Aoxue to come and drink, then asked, "Lin Yu, would you like some water?"

Lin Yu didn't stand on ceremony and drank the water in front of Jiang Fenghua in one gulp. "I was nervous all night, and I was thirsty."

Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, then took another cup and poured herself a drink. "I'm thirsty too."

Seeing her so relaxed and unhurried, Aoxue said, "Your Highness, Night Shadow is fake. He is not the real Night Shadow."

"Didn't you already remind me?" Jiang Fenghua said calmly.

Ao Xue did indeed remind the Empress, "Now that a fake Night Shadow has appeared, where is the real Night Shadow? Could he already be...?"

Ao Xue's eyes reddened slightly. She had just tried to follow the fake Ye Ying, but the Empress stopped her. He must have been impersonating Ye Ying to enter the palace for some purpose.

“Something must have happened to Nightshade. At least we know he disappeared after the Lantern Festival. The person we were with afterward was this imposter. He mentioned an underground palace, and the real Nightshade is definitely still imprisoned there. We don’t know if Nightshade is dead or alive. One thing is certain: there must have been a traitor in the Imperial Guard, which is why Nightshade fell into someone else’s trap.”

Hongxiu glanced at Aoxue: "On the night of the fire, we thought Yeying was the traitor. We never expected that Prince Kang was so cunning. He deliberately made us think that Yeying was the traitor so that he could exonerate the real traitor. Aoxue, don't be sad. We will definitely find Yeying."

"We don't know where the underground palace is in Shengjing City!" Ao Xue didn't have time to be sad right now. She had a bad feeling that something had happened to Ye Ying.

Lin Yu also said, "This matter has really stumped me."

Jiang Fenghua said, "Xie Kang disappeared on the day of the family banquet. He may also be hiding in the underground palace. Xie Shang is waiting for him to appear."

Lin Yu said, "Since it's the Fourth Prince who's going to rebel, and the Emperor hasn't found out that the Prince of Kang is planning a rebellion, nor does he have any evidence to prove it, why is he hiding? If he wants to seize the throne, he should just do it. Why make such a fuss? Is the Prince of Kang also crazy? Like the Empress Dowager, if he's not convinced, he should just come and take it. If he can take it, that's their skill. The Emperor has also suddenly left the capital. Is he playing the empty city ploy? His children and wife are all in the palace! He really has a big heart."

Lin Yu became increasingly angry as she spoke.

Jiang Fenghua guessed that Xie Shang hadn't left the capital and was probably hiding somewhere. She said, "Those two, uncle and nephew, are playing hide-and-seek!"

Jiang Fenghua knew that Xie Shang wouldn't really ignore everything and run to the Hengyang Imperial Mausoleum to mourn his father. If he ran away, what would happen to the palace? She said, "A large number of assassins have appeared in the palace, and Shang Hong is already investigating."

Lin Yu was speechless, then thought of something else: "Granny Xi might be a spy from Kunning Palace. She secretly went back to Cining Palace alone tonight."

Ao Xue said, "Could the assassin be hiding in Cining Palace? No one has searched the Empress Dowager's palace, and no one dares to search it."

Hongxiu said, "There might be assassins hiding in Kangshou Palace. The Empress Dowager lives there, and Prince Kang often goes there, which makes it easier for them to communicate."

Jiang Fenghua stared at them. "What you said makes sense. Why would the assassins hide in one place so that they can be easily captured in one fell swoop?"

The group was speechless. Lin Yu asked, "What is Granny Xi doing, acting so suspiciously?"

Hongxiu said, "This servant feels that Granny Xi harbors resentment. She did a lot of work for Your Highness by the Empress Dowager's side back then, and she wanted to curry favor with Your Highness. She must be unhappy to see Granny Wang having power and influence in the palace. She has nothing to do after coming to Kunning Palace. If she harbors resentment, will she betray Your Highness?"

Jiang Fenghua asked, "Is she one of ours?"

Hongxiu shook her head, "No! Her Majesty has never promised her anything. It has always been Granny Wang who has been in contact with her directly."

Jiang Fenghua thought to herself: Only the few people in her room know that she has amnesia, and Granny Wang is also in the know. Granny Xi does not know. Among the concubines in the harem, Gao Qingtong and Song Qing are relatively close to her.

Among these people, she remembered Gao Qingtong saying to be wary of Song Qing, because concubines who had princes had desires.

But helping Prince Kang harm Xie Shang would not benefit Song Qing. Even if Song Qing were stupid, she wouldn't do such a thing!

Granny Wang couldn't possibly tell Granny Xi.

Jiang Fenghua had a plan in mind, but she just couldn't believe it was her.

"Fenghua, have you figured out who it is?"

Jiang Fenghua wasn't sure because she didn't believe it could be her. She said, "From now on, don't trust anyone except yourselves. Go and rest now and get some rest."

She didn't stay in the main hall to sleep, but went to the side hall to find some children.

As for the other concubines in the harem, she did not notify them one by one to avoid causing panic, and she had no idea who was human and who was ghost.